Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-03-31

The suit brought by John Lotter of Eas,
Saginaw against Henry Luebkert has been
decided by verdict for the plaintiff,
awarding him damages for false imprison-
ment and malicious prosecution In the
sum of 81, 900. The amount sued for was
+, 1000.
Dennis Mcclure and Daniel Morrison of
Mt Pleasant and John III. Freeney of East
Saginaw have been held for trial on q
charge of cutting and carrying timber
from the government lands on the Isabella
Indian reservation.
A Chippewa squaw from st. Ste. Marie,
turned up at Marshall the other day with
the statement that she was baptized by
Father Marquette, although he died over
200 years ago, and that she had been mar
ried to John Kelley.
Patrick Needham, ex-postmaster of Hub
bardston, is under arrest for the misappli-
cation of funds. He was appointed about
a year ago, and the Irregularities were re-
Gently discovered. He made restitution
but headquarters ordered his prosecution.
The powder mill and nitro-glycerine
works, situated about mile from Negau-
nee, were blown up the other afternoon.
The two employees about the building al
the time barely escaped with their lives.
The shock of the explosion was felt dis
lance of 10 miles.
A number of farmers throughout the
state are being taken in on very old
chestnut. An agent gives them the seed
to sow on a field of oats on the condition
that half the crop be delivered to the
agent. OF course the oats are very valu-
able, and the farmer agrees not to sell his
half OF the crop short of fancy price.
Josiah II. Holden, father of ex-Secre-
tary of State Holden, died In Grand Rap
ids, recently, at the advanced age of &c
years. He was one of the first settlers in
Grand River valley and was the first
subscriber to the first paper published in
Grana Rapids. He has brother aged SO
and two sisters aged IS and so years, re-
spectively, living near Boston.
b. o. Williams of Owosso, died at his
home in that city the other morning after
an illness of over year. Mr. Williams,
and his brother, the late A. Il. Williams,
were the founders of Owosso the first tract
of land being purchased by them in 1888.
Mr. Williams was n years old, and until
the past year has always taken an active
part and interest in the welfare of the
city.
c. M. Thompson was arrested In Muske-
gon the other day by Sheriff Nelson and
Sheriff Martin of Chardon, Ohio, for hav-
ing four wives. He came to MuskegOn
with his present wife from Racine, Wis.
He was arrested upon a capias upon infor-
nation and the charge of the poormaster
at Chardon for jumping his $500 bail.
ba.,
The woman with him when he was arrest
ed says she is just as guilty as Thompson.
He Is about 40 years old and carpenter.
The Michigan state dental society held
its annual meeting in Ann Arbor The
session is said to have been one of the best
in the history of the society. The follow
ing officers were elected: j. A. Robinson
of Jackson, president; f. G. Corbin of st.
Johns and Ii. G.. Corns of Detroit, vice
presidents; J. b. McGregor of Port Huron,
secretary; ii. X. Lathrop of Detroit,
treasurer; A. NJ. Long of Monroe, l.. b.
James of Ypsilanti, and j. A. Harris OF
Pontiac. members of board of censors.
AS Mrs. Dennis Warner and her hus-
band of Dexter, We're crossing the track
to visit son living on the other side, she
was struck by the fast Chicago express.
on the Michigan Central, and instantly
killed Mr.. Warner was ahead. and, see
ing the train, motioned his wife not to
come across, but she. not understanding
him, started and arrived just i'm time to be
struck. The train was running at a high
rate of speed, as they do not stop at the
station. The family are well known
through that section, he being very
wealthy retired merchant.
John Young of Detroit was arrested in
Port Huron the other day OH a charge of
being drunk and disorderly. Young said
that he had been struck on the back
of the head by Robert Murray. He said
he was suffering considerable pain from
the blow and could hold up his head only
with difficulty. Young grew rapidly worse
and died the next afternoon. Robert
Murray is large man about six feet tall
and very powerfully built and 40 years of
age. He has kept notorious resort in
Port Huron known as the Marine house,
for fifteen years.